I have been using Linux since 1999. I have a PogoPlug and love it. It works great on my network. I don't understand how you think it is difficult to use in Linux.

I'm about to take the Pogoplug Plunge. We have pretty much everything except Apple products in our home.

Are there any instructions as to how to make a pogo fs automatically mount on boot or login on a Ubuntu box?

Supposing I were feeling lazy, can I just connect to a local Pogo via FTP or SMB?

Salim Fadhley said: I'm about to take the Pogoplug Plunge. We have pretty much everything except Apple products in our home. Are there any instructions as to how to make a pogo fs automatically mount on boot or login on a Ubuntu box? Supposing I were feeling lazy, can I just connect to a local Pogo via FTP or SMB?

getting Pogo to automatically start in Ubuntu is easy, just goto System>Preferences>Startup Applications and add it in there.

See this link:

http://www.pogoplugged.com/article/13974/How-to-Install-Pogoplug-Drive-on-Ubuntu-10.04-Lucid-Lynx/

Peter Redmer said: Hi LinuxAndy, To clarify a bit, the only part of the tutorial that I "guessed on" was which particular FUSE file system components to install. I am by no means a Linux expert neither a FUSE expert, so I just chose the most obvious components. But I didn't "know" beforehand which ones to choose. Other than that, the rest of the procedure was very much planned and known in advance :) As far as the Pogoplug client someday being "plug and play" in Linux, I'm not sure. Clearly, the most effort will be placed into Windows and Mac support due to the concentration of users there. One day, the installation on Linux might be easier - however, the procedure as of right now is really pretty easy and doesn't take long at all - maybe 10-15 minutes tops.

Hi Peter,

I see your responses quite often and apprecaite the help you are providing. I am a comp sci graduate and work in customer support role partly supporting software, for what that's worth. That being said I understand why you guys don't support Linux fully, my company doesn't either.

I am dissappointed in the support nonetheless. I would like to see a guide that i spretty foolproof if you follow it. Maybe there just needs to be some simple things pointed out, maybe not. I'd like to see a simple test: Go grab someone in your office that is a noobie with linux and have them follow your guide on thier machine at home, with no help. If they can't do it, then work with them until a proper guide is create where the previous scenerio is easily achieved.

just my 2 cents.

willieboy, Well said.

I have the same results, works great under Linux and. Windows is what I have problems with. Active copy for linux would be nice too.